India, US to sign data pact ahead of talks on countering China
NEW DELHI – India and the United States will sign an accord on sharing sensitive information ahead of talks between their defense and foreign...
US early vote total exceeds 2016 levels
WITH eight days before Election Day, more people already have cast ballots in this year’s presidential election than voted early or absentee in the...
Pakistani PM asks Facebook to ban Islamophobic content
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s prime minister has appealed to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to ban Islamophobic content on the site, warning of an increase in...
Trump comment on ‘blowing up’ Nile Dam angers Ethiopia
ADISS ABABA – Ethiopia’s prime minister said his country “will not cave in to aggressions of any kind” after President Donald Trump suggested Egypt...
Afghanistan suicide bombing kills 24, students among victims
KABUL – A suicide bombing at an education center in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul killed 24 people including teenage students and wounded dozens more on...
US Coast Guard to tackle China ‘illegal’ fishing in Pacific
THE United States said it would deploy Coast Guard patrol ships in the western Pacific to counter “destabilizing and malign” activities by China in...
Pope endorses civil union laws for same-sex couples
VATICAN – Pope Francis has declared support for civil unions for same-sex couples for the first time, according to the Catholic News Agency.
“Homosexual people have a right...
US officials link Iran to emails meant to intimidate voters
WASHINGTON – Officials of the United States have accused Iran of being behind a flurry of emails sent to Democratic voters in multiple battleground...
Oman eyes replacing foreigners with locals in gov’t companies
DUBAI – Oman is considering replacing foreign workers with Omanis in government-run companies, the state news agency ONA reported on Wednesday.
The labor minister discussed...
Barack Obama makes debut for Biden
WASHINGTON – Former US President Barack Obama will make his first appearance on the campaign trail on Wednesday for Democratic nominee Joe Biden, who...